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The Jewel Case: Please Stand By (07.26.18)

WYSO | By Tod Weidner
Published July 27, 2018 at 11:55 AM EDT

Tonight's theme? PLEASE STAND BY- we'll be spinning songs about WAITING from the likes of Hank Williams, Charlie Christian, Fugazi, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and tons more. Patience is a virtue, and so is good musical taste...

  • Ty Segall- The Clock
  • My Bloody Valentine- Only Shallow 
  • The Wipers- Wait A Minute 
  • Al Green- Wait Here 
  • The Nazz- Open My Eyes
  • Love- A House Is Not A Motel
  • Queen- Keep Yourself Alive (Live)
  • The Rolling Stones- Love Is Strong
  • Radio Birdman- Aloha Steve & Danno
  • The Ventures- Hawaii Five-O 
  • My Morning Jacket- Off The Record 
  • Simon & Garfunkel- Richard Cory
  • Pete Townshend- Let My Love Open The Door
  • Black Crowes- Been A Long Time (Waiting On Love)

And now for the theme: Please Stand By

  • Graham Central Station- We've Been Waiting
  • Elvis Costello- Waiting For The End Of The World
  • The Pretenders- The Wait 
  • Fugazi- Waiting Room
  • Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings-How Long Do I Have To Wait 
  • Built To Spill- The Wait
  • The Beatles- Blue Jay Way
  • The In Crowd- Stop! Wait A Minute
  • Southern Culture On The Skids- Waiting On You
  • The Doors- Waiting For The Sun
  • The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice
  • Fleur De Lys- Wait For Me
  • The Larks- How Long Must I Wait For You
  • Tom Waits- I Can't Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue) 
  • Roy Orbison- Dream Baby
  • Thin Lizzy- Waiting For An Alibi 
  • Wilson Pickett- In The Midnight Hour 
  • Hank Williams- Weary Blues From Waitin’
  • Townes Van Zandt- Waiting Around To Die
  • Talking Heads- Memories Can't Wait
  • Heshoo Beshoo Group- Wait And See
  • The Supremes- You Can't Hurry Love
  • The Kinks- Tired Of Waiting For You
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- The Waiting
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg- Heaven Can Wait
  • Charlie Christian- Waiting For Benny
  • Joe Jackson- How Long Must I Wait For You
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers- Waiting In Vain 
  • J. Geils Band Wait (live)
  • Luna- Waiting On A Friend
  • David Bowie- Waiting For The Man

Join Tod Weidner on Thursday, 8-11pm for The Jewel Case, a weekly celebration of all manner of musical goodness: deep cuts, forgotten treasures, and curiosities with a new theme each show spanning all genres, eras and locales.

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Tod Weidner
A lifelong Miami Valley resident, Tod Weidner grew up in Ludlow Falls before moving to Dayton in the early 1990s. Tod graduated from Milton-Union High School and Sinclair Community College, and also attended the Columbus College Of Art & Design until his scholarship ran out and he moved home to pursue the lucrative career of a struggling musician. Tod has been heavily involved in the Dayton Music Scene for over 20 years, as both a solo performer and a member of such bands as The Motel Beds, Shrug, The American Static, and Set The Controls, to name just a few. When he's not playing, listening to, or reading about music, Tod keeps busy by fixing up his house, where he and his wife Patrice live under the strict and watchful authority of their two cats, Mikey and Joey.
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